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Wonderlic Personnel Test

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The Wonderlic Personnel Test (WPT) is a standardized, self-administered assessment of general mental ability that is frequently used in industrial and business settings as an aptitude test for prospective employees.

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The WPT was initially introduced in 1937 by Eldon F. Wonderlic as a short-form test of general mental ability. Development of the WPT aimed to efficiently employ the lowest number of questions possible that would reliably characterize an individual’s cognitive abilities. The WPT was used by the United States Military in World War II to aid in the selection and placement of potential military recruits. Normative data for the WPT was first published in 1950, followed by regular publication of expanded normative data categorized by job title and demographic information. The WPT is also well-known for its use by the National Football League to assess prospective players in the predraft season (www.wonderlic.com).

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  • Grubb, W. L., III, Whetzel, D. L., & McDaniel, M. A. (2004). General mental ability tests in industry. In M. Hersen (Ed.), Comprehensive handbook of psychological assessment. New York: Wiley.

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  • Wonderlic, E. F. (1992). Manual of the Wonderlic Personnel Test and Scholastic Level Exam II. Libertyville: Wonderlic Personnel Test.

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  • Wonderlic (n.d.). http://www.wonderlic.com. Accessed 10 Oct 2008.

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  1. Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1165 Morris Park Ave Rousso Bldg Rm 310, 10461, Bronx, NY, USA

    Molly E. Zimmerman

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  1. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Professor of Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry Virginia Commonwealth University – Medical Center Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, VCU, 980542, Richmond, Virginia, 23298-0542, USA

    Jeffrey S. Kreutzer

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  3. Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Neurology and Neuroscience, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – New Jersey Medical School, New Jersey, USA

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Zimmerman, M.E. (2011). Wonderlic Personnel Test. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79948-3_1262

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